00:44 - ApothecaryI never saw the appeal of Pallbearer. Ok music, but not worth the enormous praise they've been getting by some. Didn't ever impress me much on album and when I saw them live with Deafheaven I wasn't really won over either

01. Music For The Head02. Jupiter Island03. Third Eye Surfer04. On The Sunday Of Life05. The Nostalgia Factory06. Space Transmission07. Message From A Self Destructing Turnip08. Radioactive Toy09. Nine Cats10. Hymn11. Footprints12. Linton Samuel Dawson13. And The Swallows Dance Above The Sun14. Queen Quotes Crowley15. No Luck With Rabbits16. Begonia Seduction Scene17. This Long Silence18. It Will Rain For A Million Years

Mostly compiled from two prior cassette releases "Tarquin's Seaweed Farm" (1989) and "The Nostalgia Factory" (1990). CD reissued in repackaged and remastered form in November 1997, and then again as a digipack in September 2004. Also issued on 2LP.

I like to think of this album as a playground, where the childhood of Porcupine Tree, who would become a prominent player in modern progressive music, was spent enjoying the freedom and luxuries of youth. There are no expectations, this is simply a free form expression of some the elements which Steven, who is taking full control in this solo effort, would capitalize on and form the basis of the band's music for years to come.

Comments

A very weird album, and obviously porcupine tree's weakest one. It still has some outstanding tracks such as 'Nostalgia Factory' and 'It will rain for a million years', but ultimately this album is ruined for the most part with filler material.